December 27, 2024
Big Gay Movie Roundup: 13 Notable Films from 2024
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 16 MIN.
High Tide
Director Marco Calvani and his husband, actor Marco Pigossi, bring Provincetown to the big screen with "High Tide," a drama that comments simultaneously on the gay demimonde and the immigrant experience. After being dumped by his American boyfriend during a vacation to P-Town, Brazilian hottie Lourenço (Pigossi) casts around for a job that will get him legal permission to remain in the country even as he yearns for a reconciliation. Charming, handsome, and hopeful, he's irresistible to the people he meets, including his widowered landlord. When he meets a new love interest named Maurice (James Bland) who's in town for a week, new love begins to blossom and Lourenço has to decide whether holding on to the past really is a safer option than seizing the moment and jumping into the unknown.
Funny and poignant, "High Tide" feels like an even gayer "Tales of the City" crossed with your typical summer excursion to the beloved gay mecca. Iconic locales play a role here, making Provincetown a character in its own right.
"High Tide" is available on VOD platforms. Read the EDGE interview with Marco Calvani and Marco Pigossi.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
